GM may have the flashy Chevy Volt concept, but it seems Ford has taken the first step to test plug-in hybrids in the wild. Ford has teamed with electric utility California Edison to test its new ...

Mercedes has made provisions for the time when the purchase of a plug-in hybrid will no longer be generously subsidised by tax. In other words, for a time when this drive system will have to assert ...

Plug-in hybrids don’t get much respect, and frankly, that reputation is partly earned. Too many early plug-in hybrid electric vehicles had electric ranges that barely justified the engineering ...

Plug-in hybrids have been a lifeline for the company car driver in recent years as benefit-in-kind (BIK) tax rates soared and the availability of suitable battery electric cars failed to keep pace.

BMW’s electrified 3 Series is the perfect bridge for those afraid to make the jump to a full EV. BMW may be putting its marketing and engineering muscle behind all electric-powered models like its new ...

We’ve always had a soft spot for the Toyota Prius at Consumer Reports. This hybrid model has never been flashy or sporty, but for the past two decades each generation came with two promises: Practical ...

The pros, cons, costs, and differences between EVs, hybrids, and PHEV cars, trucks, and SUVs. Buying a car used to be simpler when it was presumed your vehicle would be powered by an internal ...

We reported a while ago that Toyota was developing a plug-in version of its popular Prius hybrid, but we weren’t sure when we’d finally see it on the road. Well, the waiting is over. Today, Toyota ...

Toyota has boosted its Boulder fleet of plug-in Prii (that’s plural for Prius) for preliminary smart grid testing. Ten more pre-market vehicles were recently loaned to the Boulder-based Renewable and ...